China thinks about winter pollution peaks

01-10-2017

In China, there is a persistent and heavy air pollution, which is getting worse during winter. In December 2016, pollution led to a thick fog that stopped air traffic for ten days due to lack of visibility. Now, the Chinese government wants to prevent these kinds of events. For example, particularly polluting activities may be suspended during the heating season, initially only in case of pollution peaks but before reaching an extreme situation as described above.